Science and Technology Parks: Catalysts in Promoting-Enabling Environments for Innovation

The study analyzes various management models of science and technology parks (STP) and innovation areas, as well as different instruments, and success stories to extract learned lessons, best practices, and policy recommendations to support APEC economies in the implementation, strategic management, and internationalization of STP. It also analyzes STP implemented strategies to overcome COVID-19 pandemic and the innovations on organizational models and business plan conducted in adaptation to the industry 4.0 paradigm changes. 

Based on a qualitative approach analyzing the result of international workshops and a survey that was constructed based on a complementary quantitative approach with questions about the three thematic axes. The result was discussed, and recommendations extracted to contribute to APEC economies. Likewise, since STPs are long-term projects, the learned lessons analyzed could be an opportunity for APEC economies to prioritize and tuning capacity building programs and specific interventions on strengthening international cooperation networks for connecting these ecosystems.